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Ideas for 'Science and Method', 'The Mind in Nature' and 'Dispositional Essentialism Grounds Laws of Nature?'

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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature

14346	Dispositional essentialism says fundamental laws of nature are strict, not ceteris paribus [Corry]
	Full Idea: Dispositional essentialism implies that the fundamental laws of nature must be strict, not ceteris paribus.
	From: Richard Corry (Dispositional Essentialism Grounds Laws of Nature? [2010], 1)
	A reaction: I am not keen on the 'laws' of nature, but since essentialism seems to make them necessary, you can't get stricter than that.

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws

15470	Causal laws are summaries of powers [Martin,CB]
	Full Idea: Causal laws are summaries of what entities are capable and incapable of.
	From: C.B. Martin (The Mind in Nature [2008], 02.8)
	A reaction: That's a pretty good formulation. Personally I favour a Humean analysis, perhaps along Lewis's lines, but on a basis of real powers. This remark of Martin's has got me rethinking.